SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson!SPEAK is the kind of book that comes but once in a decade -- perhaps once in a lifetime when the right reader finds it at the right time.
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Come celebrate the tenth-year anniversary of this certain-to-be-a classic in young adult literature. Leading our discussion will be Frances Bradburn, Chair of the first-ever Printz Award Committee ten years ago that selected SPEAK as an Honor Book, and Michael Cook, a young teacher who made the bold choice to teach with the book and struck gold.
When: Thursday, Oct. 29, at 8 pm EDT
Where: The Bookhenge on USDLC's beautiful Star island in Second Life.
Heads-up that Second Life is not like a web site that you click on and you're there, ready to chat. It's an immersive learning environment and you need to prepare a virtual self and learn a few skills. We'll hold a couple of tech sessions, 8 to 9 pm EDT, on Thursday, Oct. 15 and Oct. 22.
REWARD! First ten people to write Cris at cris@writinglife.org will receive a free tenth anniversary edition of SPEAK. Thank you, Penguin Books for the gifts! Networking: Join the Bookosphere Ning (www.bookosphere.ning.com) to begin the conversation! Contact Cris to join.More details: www.bookosphere.org
Contact: Cris Crissman at cris@writinglife.org
